The Sun. — London, England, 1809-08-03 00:00:00

French . weile in the ,habit of placing a .strlaller space upon the chart th Ail was proper thatliejrad an in s!ance of it upon some former occasign, when stand ing into tEe. point - , he had expefle4&o have found by the chart, where (he space ~ cas, Sill illy near five, miles across, insiea•J of being under. Q. What nurnber of turn:ices tor heating shot did Lord Cochrane report-to me there were on-the Island O'Atx, in teconnoji,ring previous to the l tth of April ?—A. t do not recollect; but het reported to me; -on his return from reconnoitring the sth of April, that he perteiVed - 1 800 men, and 5 tut naves burning at that time. Q. Was not - the fiking of the explosion vessels committed to Lord.cochrane ?- 7 -A. Entirely so. Lord Gambier thett - said, (hat under the peculiar circumstances of the connetion Eetween S:r Harry Neale and himself as a confidential friend, and his , Captain, he should not ask anv further question. By the COURT.—Did Lord Cochrane state to you . bow many_ guns were on the batteries (Aisle d'Aix.?. —No. He reported the west end of the, batteries to be in a state of rubbish. It was visible to the fleet the battery was new forming. Q. It is material for me to observe that Lord Cochrane made a signal on March 19, Can destroy :the enemy;"- on, wh:zl - 12ccount I did. not then re ca.li the Imperieuiie, but as nothing h.id been-et:Fed ed by his . Lords;iip, s.v!o_..n on the.follnWing day he made . the signal to me when recalled, "If permitted to remain can destroy enemy," I thought it unne cessary to pay more attention - to-his signal, than to dire& his Lordship by signal to communicate with L'Ai,gle, which ship Lord Cochrane knew I had .or deted to relieve him - . I concluded, therefore, Lord Cochrane would have communicated to Captain Wolfe any measures he had in contemplation. for destroying the enemy ; and I was anxious to have his Lordship's report of his proceedings, in - orcierthat might transmit my report to the Admiralty with out delay. Captain HARpIMAN ;thorn and examined by Loi-d GAMBLER. CI What time in the afternoop of the . 12th of April were you direled with the Unicorn to the attack of . the enemy ?—A: As near as I can recoi led, about half past two o'clock. - Q. Were the three ships of the enemy that were on shore upon the Pallas shoal .on that day, and ‘vhich afterwardszot off, at oily time in a position to be attacked ; I !bean - from the depth of water round them i—A. There were two ships afloat prior to the frigates going in, and the enemy's ship ashore and upright, and her broadside to the entrance of the anchorage in Aix Roads. The 3 enemy's ships on shore appeared to me not to be in a position td admit of an attack on then') by any of the British ships. • 44, Was every exertion used, according to your ,judgment and observations, by' every'ship and vessel sent in to the attack of the enemy To the best of my judgment every exertion was used by, the Bri tish ships and vessels that could be. Q. Under all the circumstances of the wind and tide, did it appear to you on the morning of the 12th of April, when. the enemy's ships were on shore, and life signal had been. made, that part of the fleet de,trey them, there was, on my part any.ne . Elkt or unnecessary delay for taking effeaual mea sures to destroy the enemy ?—A. I do not know of any negle& or unnecessary delay. Q.' (By the COURT.) From the first attack of the enemy's ships to the time of your leaving the Basque Rona, was there, - to the best of your judgment, every thing.-done that could be done to effect their .destruaion ? A. I think there Was,. up to the 26th of April, When I left Basque Roads. Q.. Was the Unicorn anchored with the rest of the squadron, on, the i2th of April, on the edge of the Parais Shoal ? A. Yes, she was. - Q. Were ;the brigs, sloops, and gun boats ad= vanced nearer to theetierny than the attacking ships? A. To the best of my knowledge none of the brigs except the Beagle was it) toe advairee of the British: ships during the .attack•of the veth. - The 'Beagle continued under weigh' between the enemy and the . attacking frigates. Q. Did the Beagle appear to you to be as far ad vanced- toward the Anenty as the depth of . water woUld admix of Irerbeing A. Not having sounded any distance between the Unicorn and the enemy, I Cannot say whether the depth of water would have adtnitted the Beagle to have closed more with the ' enemy. 0. How touch nearer to the enemy than the fri-, gates do you suppose she was ? A, To the best of my, judgment three or four shin's length. Q. Del she author ? A. No; -I did nut observe her oil the afternoon of the 1 2th '• Q. Did she engage the enemy under weigh ? sA. Yes, she did, and I believe continued so engaging until the 'general firing of the British squadron cca-ed. Q. Was the Beagle placed 'between the British ships and the ships of the enemy aground, and being undersaiL subject at any tune, ii your apprehen sion. (0 receive any (latrine by the shot of the Eng ships ? - A. I think tie was ; but lam not cer tam ;Lat she t•ceived any froM them. , Q. FrOm the time Of the Commander in Chief's arriral in .13.1sqle Roads till your leaving it, can you st ee any instance - of neglett or misconduct in his proceedings for the adv,intage of the pnblic service is. I caenot. The Unicorn was th e advanced frigate from toe day of, anchoring in Basque Roads, till the aftern..n Of the 12:li Apri. Q. Were Inc exertions of th e brigs and small ves sels continued utter 11;e 12th of April ter the de -1!(A Oion of the enemy's ships, until they, had re, eni ;y out of their — reach -? A. From the 13in _el April until the Unicorn's leaving Basque Ro.ith, I have no reason to itappose there was any want of exertion on the part of the brigs and vessels. I•believe they •c ntinued to fire., It. continued to blow during tie time so strong, that small vessels often could not proceed in their operations. Capt.eitt SEntoutt, of the Pallas, sworn and examined. Q. (By Lord GAMBIER)—What time in the af ternoon . 12th of April were you direa e d, or 4id you proceed with _the Pallas to the attack o f th e Oips A. About a quarter, after . twO • Q. .J.)(1 you ramernber seeing the position of the a - ne.n)'s Meet on that morning, and _whether 'there lve)' dn.,' of ihem afloat at t Iwtr anchorage ? A. Two Shies wvre afloat thu'ie---the a 4 Com, • roOdure. His Lordship then put the Several qt - litior. , „ which were answered by Captain Fla diniatti, to t+~is witness ; which were answered 'precisely to the snine effeEt as to the 6penitions of the in-shore squadi ott and the movements of the Pnerny's ships. Q. (liy . :the Couter.) When the ships of the line left Aix Ruaci,, did the Pallas go out with tern ? A: She did not. Q. On the morning of the:l3th Apia - , were there any ot the eneriy's ships which remained within reach ot shot from. the• Pallas ? A. No, not by a very considerable dist;:nce. Q. Was the Pallas then in-tiro situation in : which she was when she engaged the enemyOn the 12th.: A. She as not . ; but moved - on the preceding even ing into deeper water. Q. Were any of them within gun-shot of the si tilation from which she removed ? The Court then continued to examine this wit ness in a manner similar to the former witnesses. His answers were to the same effetSt, adding, that Circumstances had occurred afterwards which proved that the Regultis might have been attacked by sinall vessels. She was on shore undift the bktery. To the question resPeeting the geni.ral'Conllqa" of the Commander in Chief, and' the general condha Of the ships and vessels -employed in the dpurations at Basqua Roads, he expressed his strong conviCtion, as fare as he could presume to' express an opinion on such- a subject, that the conduct of the Cormnander in Chief was most zealous and 'tneritOriotisi and that the cOndnet of the vessels *as such as .to im press on -his mind the strOugest sensation of•. satisfac tion and-admiration, from the time of their entrane4 into Basque. Roads until .the departure of Ihe Com mander iu Chief from Basque Roads. There had been neither neglect. or. unnecessary delay, tor had single' exertion been omitted by the Coconiandg,,in Chief that could tend to the eventual success ot_ . .the British . squadron . Captain Newcombe, of the Beagle, vas then sworn and examined—Lieutenant Hawkins, Capt. Kerr, Admiral Stopford, and Captain Wolfe, re l examined—and Captain Malcolm sworn. and ex!. mined. At Five o'clock, finding it impossible to get through . the rest of the evidence this day, the Court adjourned till to-morrow. To the FREEHOLDERS of the COUNTY of MtEiDLE. SEX . the HIGH SHERIFF of the COUNTY' of VV IIIUf)I.ESEX, having received a Requisition, signed by Thy Hundred and upwards of freeholders of this County, fur the purpose of convening a I:‘leeting, " for taking " into consideration the propriety of Petitioning the Corn " tnoris-House,f Parliament tor-such a Reform in the - E1e0.... " tic.ns and otherwise, assliail secure to the Nation the rea " hey and uses of Representation in that House," da appoint a Meeting of the, Freeholder's of the said County, to he held at the Mermaid Tavern, at Hackney, oh Wednesday, the 9th of August next, at One o'Clock precisely, for the above pur. poses. • - - J. J. CLAUUS. STEPHEN HUNTER, S ts frs• London, the z7th Ju1y,.1809. MAILS, Axatico—t Dubl!n, z Waterford. Dot;—: Gottent - Jurgh, • I Maiza, : Waterford. PRICE 01!' .STOCKS— Tius DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols - - 641 Rtd. Ann. - 68-1 THE SUN. . 1101 L Q. Ul3 DlCtitt lALSUM AUDIAT? L 0 N D U N, THURSDAY ) AUGUST 3, 1809. No intelligence had reached Government respea ing the Expedition, at the titne this Paper was put to Press. Private letters have been received from Holland:. which state, that the Prelitnjnaries of Peace between . . France and AUstria havc been signed, but we are in: dined to think that this account is founded 'rather upon the probability of such an event,- than:upon any positive intelligence of its having occurred. Last night French Papers .to the 26th : ult. reached town : ►hey are important, inasmuch as they not only confirm the account of the Armistice, but state - tiaat the terms have in a great degree been carried into execution. The. Fortresses have been given up, and the Tyrol has been evacuated. The Argus contains some observations, in its usual violent style, npoti our Expedition,which it represents, either from ignorance or design, as being directed against Cuxhaven. Jo- SEPH BUONAPAIITE has returned to Madrid. Soon after twelve yesteiday his NIAJESTY arrived at the.areen's Palace troth Windsor, where he was received by the Qukes of Yotti CUMBERLAND, Sussax, - and KENT. • _ At half past tWo o'clock his MAJESTY , held a pri vate Levee, which was attended by The Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Camden, the Earl pf Westmoreland, the Eari of Liverpool, Earl Bathurst; Earl hlar:owby, Viscount Castlereagh, Lords Mulgrave, Levesbn Cower, arui rieathlield ; Sir David Dundas, the Recorder, Mr.. Canning, Mr. l'erceval, Mr. Ryder, &c. The following bad the honour of tieing presented to his MAJESTY : • The Dean of Kilialne, on. his promotion. Brigadier-General Sti.;:hiin, ot the Royal Artillery, on his return from the' West Indies. M. jorj;eneral Murray on his return frOm Portugal, and on . his appointment to the 3.1 West India regiment:. Sir - 111,7inas 'lrigg.. Ida:tenant-General of the Ordnance, to give in ()R - lance Return, Major-Gera:nil T. Maitland, Governor of Grenada en his return IrG:n Grenada. • 1...• Lieutenant- Colonel Ross, of.the loth Regiment, late Ac ting Governor Of St. Croix, on his arrival from India... 1314a,iiier:General Montgomerie, of Dominica, on his arri val from the West- Indies. Captain 'Canton, on his return from the Mediterranean, in command of the ship Ocean and General Twiss, on being appo . kined C(4,0, el -Ct.nntnanclant of the Royal Eiiineers. Alier which his.MAJEsTx held a Privy Counc;l, and gave'audience to the Cabinet Ministers present; when Mr. RYbrat, Judge Advocate, laid before his MAJESTY 111 3 1 proce,edingsOf 4evetal ; and the Recorder reported the number of con urkder sentence of th;ath at the last Assi2es; N A VAL ..N E W S. PLYN101;TII, AUGUST 1.---July 31.: The Embar; go was this inorning.i.akenpti front all vessbis in this port. Sailed the Cadmus gun brig, on a cruize ; also, the Delight;lEviiiNs ; Birniftigham, - GILL ; Bed fo,d, NicitoLs ; Gratitude, • JENKINS ; and Taun.' ton, OWENS, for SWANSEA ; and the Isatella,WATT, for Liverpool. . _ . • AUGUST 1. -J.-Arrived his Majesty's Brig Virago, with. a large merchant . ship, of about 500 tons burthen, in tow.—By a letter found . in a bottle, .on board theship, we have been able to learn the fol lowing particulars :—That she is the ship tran sport Reliance, marked S. M. ; she carried out troops from this country to Canada, and afterwards loaded a _cargo of timber at :Que bec, for one of his' Majesty's Dock-yards; in England ; soon after sailing, • she encountered - ,a tre mendous,gale of wind off the coast of Anierica, in which_ slip lost all her masts and bowsprit, and her stern. completely stove in, when geyeTal of the crew were washed overboard, and sunk to rise no 'more.— After which, on the .95ih May last, she was fallen in with .by the ship, Aimwell , captain CONKIN; who took outof her Mr. Evitx, the Surgeon of the Bth Regiment of Foot, one Gentleman passenger, the Mate, and four seamen, which were all on board at that time; she was then abandoned, and night coming 'on,` they soon lost sight of her. She.was fallen in • with in lat. 15..0..10ng. 44. 0. by his Majesty's brig Virago, who took her is tow. Arrived the American Brig Catharine Roy, JUNE ; and the British ship Ft ankland, ANDRES, from Gib , raltar, laden with brandy; wine, and turpentine, both bound to this port. Sailed the Harlequin hired armectAit), with a large convoy to the eastward ; the Endeavour hir ed brig, with, a convoy to the. westward ; the brig Jolly Tar, Of London,' GEORGE DAVEY mas ter, for Got tenburgh ; the Jane, of London, BARR Y, master, for Gibraltar ; the brig .General Wellesley, PARTRIDGE, for Malaga ; the brig Orion, GRAVES, from Surinam, for London ; the brig Margaret and J3i - others, OLIVER, for Heligoland ; the William FAWKENER, and Elizabeth, PHELPS, for Loudon. DEAL Auo. 2.—Arrived from the River, the Llan Runiney, llAwsost, for Teneriffe; Pearl, PApiER sbX, for Antigua; Sophia .and . Eliza, SHAW, for Madeira ; Britannia, BEATSON ; and Pelican, Mon- LzY, - for Malta ; Alert, DELDAY j and Good Intent, SLEY, for. Gibraltar; William, AlNswoaTit for Cadiz; Anson, GOODWi, for Malaga 3 Wilding, CAMPION, for Africa; arrd Georgiana, LEIGH, for India. , FALMOUTH, AUGUST I.—Arrived the Virago gun-brig from a cruize ; she brought in a vessel to tally ,dismasted, which she found, in the Bay of Bis cay, laden with timbtr, supposed from Quebec. s Sailed the Harlequin armed brig with a convoy to the Downs ; EUdeavour armed brig, with a cpnvoy to the Westward; and' Cadmus sloop of war on a cruize. - PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 2.—Arrived this day the Abundance store-ship, J. FavEa, Master, from the Mediterranean ; also the Experiment, MOLLAND, from• Guernsey; We have received Letters and Papers from Ame r:ea; by way•Of Liverpool, seven days later than those whin had previously arrived. One from New York,dated July the 2d, says, that notwithstanding the long cessation of imports, on account of the Em bargo and Non4ntercourse Laws, sales of dry goods; to use the commercial phrase, were very heavy. This die& seems to be the necessary consequence of the immense supplies of merchandize of this descri?, Lion, which were sent from England on account of the insufficiency of demand in the markets of Eu rope: Bills were extremely: scarce, and were not to be obtained under, 1 t per cent.- It was supposed thlt no feWer than 1120 vessels had sailed from New York only, since the date of the negociatiod With Mr: . Erskine. ' NEW- YORK, JUNE, ship Yorick, Harman, -which atter landing her letters at Fayal, arrived at Madeira in twenty-one days from this city, Was the first vessel that carried to either of thPse plaCes the news of our differences with England be- ing adjUsted. The intelligence excited a general joy. Such vessels as were discharging their cargoes were re-loaded immediately for England, as nothing would sell at Madeira and Fayal, excepting cordage and canvas. The former was scarce and in demand, and sold at nine guineas per cwt. • " It is said in the Savannah and Charleston Papers, that the cotton crops have sustained much damage this season from the violence of several hail storms. " The True. American,, of Philadelphia, under date of the 26th of June, stating the proceedings of Congress, mentions that the House of Representa tives, conformably with the proposal of the Senate, was prorogued until the 4th Monday in November next." Thirteen \ hundred Merino sheeep were, on Mon day and Tuesday, landed at Deptford, from eight transports, for the Use of his MAJESTY. There were 50 also for Lord 1-10),LAND, and the same number for Lord MULGRAVE. One hundred and fifty-seven cornmon Spanish sheep were lauded for the KING. FiVe thousand mole Merino are on their passage bi MAJESTY. FilIS NCH - dili*TifFleE. -.Tilt following glaring proof of the . totitl'cli,,ir?gard of /truth and candour in the Frvnelt •Governtnent, even in matters most exposed to detediou, .v'iZ• STATE PAPERS, ITIVISt be interesting to the people this and every other country in Europe The King's Speech: Le Discolors tel qu'il es't dans le Moniteurdu 10 Jui!;,:t. My Lords and Gentlemen, Mylords et Messieurs We are commanded by hi s ' News avons r: deft:AC- Majesty to acquaint you that l'ordre de coos iutari, er que-: his Majesty has great satlsfae- l'etat preseUi deval4ires pubr tion in being enabled, by the liques pelmet aS.M. de vou state of the public business, dismiser de continuer plus• to release you from your Ia- long. temps vos travaux !!) borious attendance in Parlia- Parlement.. ment. His Majesty doubts not that S. M. ne doute pas que on your return into your re- - vou ne retourniez dans vas spedive Counties, you will provinces avec Pintention d'-. carry with you a. disposition employer toutp - Pinfluence de to inculcate, both by instruc- vos lumieres et de vos exam tion and example, a spirit of pies poni graver de phi's en Attachlncnt.to those establish. plus dans le cur de ses pitt ed laws and that happy Con- ples lc resped pour les Joss stitution, which• it has ever etablies, et l'attachement Len his Majesty's anxious cette lieureuse Constitution wish to support and to main- que le von' le•plus . ardenf de tain, and upon which; under S. M. a tonjours et de de- Providence, depend tile fendre et •dc imintenir, et de fare and prosperity of this I aquelle, sous la protection de Kingdom. , la Providence, depend le bon . heur et la prosperity de' cc Royaume. • . . „ . Gentlemen of tke House Messieurs de la churl of Commons, bredes Communes. We' have it in command S. M. Notts Ordonne de from. his Majesty to thank vous rernercier d'„,voir pourvu you for the liberal provision si liberalernent au service de which you have made fur the la present •annee, 'et de-vous services of the present year; expri►rier combien. Elle est and to express the satisfae- satisfaite de voir que vous tion which his Majesty de- avcz pu pQurvoir ace service rives trom your having been, sans presque avoir mis. au enabled to provide for those tune nouvelle charge sur son services without any great and peuple. immediate art:ition to the • burthens upon his people. - His May:Sty , particularly S. lkt. nous commande par.. commands us to acknowledge ticuliereinent tie volts remer' your prompt attention to his tier' de l'empressmeni quc -wishes respecting an thcreas- vous avez mis a' seconder le ed provision fin- the poorer desir qu'Elle .V 01.14 a exprikn,c Clergy ; an object in tge de *von augmenter les fonus highest degree interesting to destines a l'entretien do Clef his Majesty's feelings, and ge pativre. Cet objet deserving the favourable con- ressoit au plus haul degre le sideration of Parlianient. cceur de S. M. et meritoit d'etre considere avec bienVeil- - lance par,le Paden - lent. ~,. Mylords et Messieurs, My Lords and Gentlemen, The atr.cious and unpa. ralleled aCt of violence and treachery by which the Ruler of Fram - :e ktcmpted to sur- prise and to enslave the Spa nish Nation, while it has ex- cited in Sliitin a determined atxt_uncontpierable resistance against the usurpation and ty ranny of the French Govern. mcni, has, at the same time, awak.enta in other witions'of Lurope a determination to re- sist, by a new efibrt. the con• . . firmed and increasing en.. croachments on their safety and independence. Although the uncertainty Mincertitude des choSe' of all human events, and the humaines, et les vicissitude vicissitudes attendant upon qsi accompagnement Is war: forbid too confident an guerre. ne nous permettene .expedation of a satisfaCtory p as d e n ous li vrer avec 0;0 issue to the present struggle de confiance a l'esperance de against - the common enemy voir la lutte presente se " j ; of Europe, his Majesty coin. miner nettieusement ; mans us.to congratulate you nous avow a hate contrf upon the splendid and un- ennemi d'un genieleiad, a portant sue,:ess winch fias re- rout tr,cs-pere, et- dont too ies cently Crowned the arms of desseins, menu les pigs inerel a " the Etnperor of Austria, nil? -bleg, s'aCcomplisvnt eonjour s ' der the able and distinguish- Cependent, M, in'ordonn e ed condtid of his lame- cle vous , assurer qu'Elle est rial Highness the Archduke • resolue de continuer Ell Charles. To the ctliJrts of et de soutenir de tout 50r , Europe for its own deliver- pouvoir les efforts gat P l l ance, his Majesty has diretted Autricbe, (I' l ' Us- to •assure you that he is vous pensez avec Elle qa c determined to continue his touter les. inesures quited• most strenuous assistance and dent au retablissement de sell support, ,cotivitico that you , independence,. ire .sont rya s will agree with hint in con- moins utiles aux vraisinteret s sidering every exertion for the - de la - Grande - Bretagilet re-establishment of theinde- qfelles sont convenables a pendenceand a.. pity ofother' son - carattere e; a son W I " nations, as no less conducive neur. to the true interests, titan it is becoming the charader and honour of C., teat Britain. Then a Conlin i ssi,,n for • Apiesce Discours, le Ch o- proroguing the ,l'itrliament, cell, s r a annqunce 4,te le p ar ..,1, was read. , 1 , -' - .-inent runt pc.roge au lev -10 gout procaain. The perusal of the Speech, and the translation ,°( it, as given in the Muniteur, will - afford the most decisive proof bf the falsification of almost the wllO/ 0 of the Third Seaion of the Speech;and of the . entiv o omission of one of its paragraphs. The unworthy 'tnOtive which led to this artifice, is, however, as Obvious as the artifice itself. When his Majesty/ speaking of the affairs of Europe, says,—" the atro' cious and unparalleled aet of violence by which t4 O Ruler of France attempted to surprize and enslave the Spanish Nation, while it has exerted in Spain 3 determined and unconquerable resistance," &c. only expresses the solemn opinion of Europe and of all Frenchmen upon : this odious war, which Wag kindled by the insatiable ambition of the Tyrant of :Prance against a .power which, for thirteen years) had been one of ifs most faithful and devoted -Allies This war is unpopular and deteste a , throughout France; and having no other obje 6 but that of placing one Crown more on th e heads of his a tamily, it lowers the . French people i n their own eyes, and would make them blush at the goccess of their Tyrant if he should obtain it ' while it compels them to wish that the energy of their ancient Ally may preserve Spain from th at domination of which France knows all the atrocity' ,because it sustains all the weight. The Tyrant el France knows that his Majesty's Speech, deliyero . in the midst of the British - Parliament, expresses the sentiments of the French people, sentiment' thatare even uttered in the midst of the Conserva' tive senate, and in the Council, when the Member s are out of his sight, and safe from the, ohservation 0f ,his spies. This concurrence of. opinion between tha British and French Na: ions, alarms the Tyfint, and beane the total suppression of the Paragraph._, 13r